Richard Hughes (jockey)

Richard Hughes (born January 11, 1973) is an Irish flat jockey who most commonly rides in Great Britain. Born in Dublin, he is the son of successful National Hunt trainer, Dessie Hughes. His main provider of rides has been trainer Richard Hannon who is also his father in law andfrom 2001 to 2007 he was also retained by the owner Prince Khalid Abdullah.

British career wins

* 1996 - "1"
* 1997 - "29"
* 1998 - "53"
* 1999 - "89"

* 2000 - "102"
* 2001 - "91"
* 2002 - "126"
* 2003 - "121"

* 2004 - "73"
* 2005 - "124"
* 2006 - "113"
* 2007 - "139"

Major wins

flagicon|UK Great Britain
* Coronation Stakes - (1) - "Indian Ink (2007)"
* Cheveley Park Stakes - (1) - "Indian Ink (2006)"
* Haydock Sprint Cup - (1) - "Tante Rose (2004)"
* Nunthorpe Stakes - (1) - "Oasis Dream (2003)"
* July Cup - (1) - "Oasis Dream (2003)"----flagicon|France France
* Critérium de Saint-Cloud - (1) - "Passage of Time (2006)"
* Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud - (1) - "Youmzain (2008)"
* Poule d'Essai des Poulains - (1) - "American Post (2004)"
* Poule d'Essai des Pouliches - (1) - "Zenda (2002)"
* Prix du Cadran - (1) - "Invermark (1998)"
* Prix de Diane - (1) - "Nebraska Tornado (2003)"
* Prix d'Ispahan - (1) - "Observatory (2001)"
* Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère - (1) - "American Post (2003)"
* Prix du Moulin de Longchamp - (1) - "Nebraska Tornado (2003)"----flagicon|Italy Italy
* Derby Italiano - (1) - "Bahamian Knight (1996)"
* Gran Premio d'Italia - (1) - "Posidonas (1995)"
* Premio Vittorio di Capua - (1) - "Mistle Cat (1996)"

ee also

*List of jockeys

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/3643823.stm BBC profile]
* [http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/racing/hughes-breaks-with-abdullah-to-ride-as-freelance-397524.html Independent article] - "Hughes breaks with Abdullah to ride as freelance" (October 22, 2007)
* [http://www.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=1816 NTRA profile]
* [http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/jockey_stats_build.sd?jockey_id=3793 Racing Post statistics]